Jordan Poole vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Russell Westbrook and Jordan Poole to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Russell Westbrook is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jordan Poole.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Russell Westbrook has better scoring stats than Jordan Poole in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Russell Westbrook averages 4.1 points more than Jordan Poole in his 7 seasons (21.0 points against 16.9), and he also scored a total of 19,470 points more (26,555 vs. 7,085).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Jordan Poole	16.9		7
Russell Westbrook	21.0	+4.1	18

Total Points			Seasons
Jordan Poole	7,085		7
Russell Westbrook	26,555	+19,470	18

Scoring Titles
Jordan Poole	0
Russell Westbrook	2	+2

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Poole	8.8		2020	57
Russell Westbrook	15.3	+6.5	2009	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Poole	12.0		2021	51
Russell Westbrook	16.1	+4.1	2010	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Poole	18.5		2022	76
Russell Westbrook	21.9	+3.4	2011	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Poole	20.4		2023	82
Russell Westbrook	23.6	+3.2	2012	66

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Poole	17.4		2024	78
Russell Westbrook	23.2	+5.8	2013	82

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Poole	20.5		2025	68
Russell Westbrook	21.8	+1.3	2014	46

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Poole	17.9		2026	8
Russell Westbrook	28.1	+10.2	2015	67

Russell Westbrook's additional seasons:

* Russell Westbrook played 11 seasons more than Jordan Poole in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 18, from 2016 to 2026—he averaged 21.0 points in a total of 755 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 31.6 ppg and his lowest 11.1. In those 11 extra years over Jordan Poole, Russell Westbrook won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Poole	-	DNP	2020	0
Russell Westbrook	-	DNP	2009	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Poole	-	DNP	2021	0
Russell Westbrook	20.5	+20.5	2010	6

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Poole	17.0		2022	22
Russell Westbrook	23.8	+6.8	2011	17

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Poole	10.3		2023	13
Russell Westbrook	23.1	+12.8	2012	20

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Poole	-	DNP	2024	0
Russell Westbrook	24.0	+24.0	2013	2

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Poole	-	DNP	2025	0
Russell Westbrook	26.7	+26.7	2014	19

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Poole	-	DNP *	2026	0
Russell Westbrook	-	DNP	2015	0
* season in progress

Russell Westbrook's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Russell Westbrook played in 9 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 21.0 points in a total of 71 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 37.4 ppg and his lowest 6.3.